# Babhangawan Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Babhangawan

Babhangawan is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813123**. The 2011 Census counted **4,665 people in 959 households**, the 10th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 4,665people (2011)
- 959households
- 72.8%literacy
- 813123PIN code

## Babhangawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babhangawan is 813123.** Babhangawan falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813123
- Gram panchayatBabhangawan
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241180

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Babhangawan from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Babhangawan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Babhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhankamore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Babhangawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Babhangawan

Of every 100 households in Babhangawan in 2011, 8 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babhangawan · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**87%

Use banking services ****65%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Babhangawan?

■ Babhangawan · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**935

Working population ****39.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,338 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barahat

- Naraenpur6,044 people
- Panjwara5,249 people
- Kharihara4,987 people
- Mahua4,855 people
- Mirzapur3,977 people
- Barhauna3,639 people
- Sabal Pur3,398 people
- Gordhawar2,929 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babhangawan?813123
- How far is Babhangawan from Banka?15 km by road
- What is the population of Babhangawan?4,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhangawan in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Babhangawan?72.8% (Census 2011)